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[[Image:Saint Honore Cake Shop Outlet01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A "Saint Honoré Cake Shop" in [[Hong Kong]]. [[Honorius of Amiens|Saint Honorius (Honoré)]] is the patron saint of bakers and confectioners.]] |
[[Image:Saint Honore Cake Shop Outlet01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A "Saint Honoré Cake Shop" in [[Hong Kong]]. [[Honorius of Amiens|Saint Honorius (Honoré)]] is the patron saint of bakers and confectioners.]] |
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A '''patron saint''' is a [[saint]] who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person.<ref>The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]. All rights reserved. </ref> Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for [[intercession]] instead of being answered themselves. <ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2042:8;&version=9; Job 42:8]</ref> |
A '''patron saint''' is a [[saint]] who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person.<ref>The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by [[Houghton Mifflin Company]]. All rights reserved. </ref> Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for [[intercession]] instead of being answered themselves. <ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2042:8;&version=9; Job 42:8]</ref> |
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== Lists of patron saints == |
== Lists of patron saints == |
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Revision as of 17:35, 22 April 2010
A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person.[1] Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges. Some consider it a special devotion to God by displaying humility in asking a saint for intercession instead of being answered themselves. [2]
Lists of patron saints
- Patron saints of ailments, illness and dangers
- Patron saints of occupations and activities
- Patron saints of places
- Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
See also
References
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
- ^ Job 42:8
External links
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.